Regulatory Specialist II

This position is responsible for providing food labeling expertise and collaborate cross-functionally within The Krusteaz Company to support business needs and ensure regulatory compliance.

This position manages communication of nutritional labeling reviews and information requests for both internal and external customers.

This position serves as a resource for labeling and food based regulatory questions for KCO personnel, and addressing regulatory issues pertaining to food labeling that arise across the company.

Essential Functions: Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.


* Develop and implement standards and work processes to ensure an effective and consistent regulatory review process is executed for all KCO and customer products.


* Partner cross-functionally with Business Teams and R&D to proactively identify and create opportunities for labeling, claims, ingredients and innovative product claims and positioning that influence the business strategy.


* Build relationships with and utilize external regulatory consultants to leverage support for unique regulatory questions and international market compliance.


* Use KCO systems, policies and tools and as the primary user, contribute to their maintenance and identify improvement opportunities.


* Analyze, review, update and approve raw material technical data for input and spotting any inconsistencies or possible errors in documentation.


* Prepare and develop legally mandated label copy and maintain appropriate substantiated documentation.


* Develop ingredient statements and ensures products meet appropriate FDA/USDA standard of identities.


* Develop Nutrition Facts Panels for assigned products, ensuring compliance with all applicable labeling related regulations, including but not limited to all nutrient, health, and wellness claims.


* Ensure that products are in compliance with regulations and KCO policies with respect to formulas, product labeling and company communication (advertising, promotional materials, websites, etc.)/


* Analyze, review, update, translate and approve product technical data into consumer information for the process of labeling technical copy with inputs for packaging.


* Inform, updated, and communicate to cross-functional teams on matters relating to projects status, product labeling or compliance concerns that may affect the specific business initiatives being worked on.


* Stay current of nutrition and regulatory developments and identify opportunities and implications to the business.

Position Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals qualified with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


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